The Icelandic waterfall, Glymur, is 198 metres high. Imagine a world where all the gravitational potential energy of the water at the top of the falls was converted to thermal energy at the bottom of the falls. What would be the temperature increase of the water at the bottom? Hint: consider one kilogram of water going over the waterfal.

The Icelandic waterfall, Glymur, is 198 metres high. Imagine a world where all the gravitational potential energy of the water at the top of the falls was converted to thermal energy at the bottom of the falls. What would be the temperature increase of the water at the bottom? Hint: consider one kilogram of water going over the waterfal.

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Chapter10: Thermal Physics

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